Sure, babies and old people do it all the time. Kids, too—especially in the case of illness, behavioral problems, or something called "encopresis" do a quick Google search of "kids shitting their pants" and trust me, it's the best you'll ever feel about not being a parent. But as an adult, it's hard to think of anything that could be more embarrassing. Barring age and certain medical conditions, it's not something that I assumed many of us have to deal with—much less talk about unless you're that dude from Trainspotting. Yet when I started trawling for leads, this theme generated the largest volume of responses I've ever received for a single story in six years of journalism.
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Now, as you get older, pooping your pants becomes less acceptable. But, as an adult? Driving alone over an hour to attend the wedding of family friends. I woke up late and had no time for a real breakfast resulting in grabbing one of those Starbucks fraps from a gas station, and a box of mini Charleston chews because hey why not! We were at a nice hotel and the breakfast was served in our room.
That's right, everybody. President Obama could be dropping a deuce as you read these very words. Mother Teresa was probably going number two every day of her saintly life you KNOW that food in Calcutta probably ran right through her. Heck, even that mega hottie you just started hooking up with most likely took a giant dumper this morning.
A BuzzFeed News investigation reveals that the sit vs. During one of the dreadful late-night conversations that freshmen in college have, my roommate casually mentioned something about the annoyance of taking off her shirt before pooping. Isn't that gross? To her, getting fully nude to poop was the normal way, and it had never occurred to her that people actually pooped with their shirts on. Our bathroom habits, especially about going No.